Question

Last year Aft charged $2,946,667 Depreciation on the Income Statement of Andrews. If early this year Aft purchased a new depreciable asset, the effect on Andrews's financial statements would be (all other items remaining equal):

Answer 1

Decrease in Bank balance and increase in fixed assets

Step-by-step explanation:

When a new depreciable asset is purchased, the money leaves the bank account hence reducing the bank balance in the statement of financial position, and on the other hand the 'Fixed asset' balance will rise by the same amount; recognizing the addition to the assets of the company. In this scenario the balance sheet totals remain unchanged as the same amount has been subtracted from 'bank' and added to 'fixed assets' all within the asset side.

However, if the asset is debt financed, it will increase the long term liability figure because 'bank loan' will be recognized. Hence the totals of the balance sheet will rise by the amount of the loan on the 'Capital and liabilities' side and the amount of the asset on the 'Asset' side.

Another impact is that the amount of depreciation charged to the Income Statement will be higher than $2,946,667 which was charged in the previous year because the new asset's depreciation will have to be added.